Penalties

The default penalty for a first offense is a grade of zero on the
entire homework or exam. (A zero homework grade that results from a
cheating offense will not be dropped.)

The penalty for a second offense, or a particularly egregious first
offense, is an F in the course.

These penalties are consistent
with the
CS department's recommendations. All academic integrity cases
will be reported to the student's department and college. Multiple
offenses can result in suspension or dismissal.

Except for Homework 0, groups of up to three people are allowed to
submit a single solution for each homework. Every member of the group
receives credit for the entire assignment. That means every member of
the group is responsible for the entire
assignment. If a submitted homework contains
plagiarized material, every member of the group will be given the same
penalty. (Again, this is the same standard that is applied
to coauthors of research papers.) If you cheat, you are not only
endangering your grade, and possibly your academic career, but your
colleagues' as well.

Regardless of whether it constitutes plagiarism, or whether you get
caught, getting too much help on your homework will hurt your final
grade. If you don't learn how to solve algorithmic problems on your
own, you will perform poorly on the (closed-book, closed-notes) exams,
which make up 75% of your final course average.

Advice

Seek help if you are struggling with the class. The instructor and
TAs will make extra time if you need extra assitance in understanding
the material better.